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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      British retail sales rebound as shoppers return to high streets

      July rain had depressed quantity of goods bought, says UK’s statistics agency

      A woman, walking in shopping crowds, carrying a shopping bag from the store Next over her shoulder and another in her left hand. The bags have ‘Hello summer’ written on them
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      UK consumer spending ‘rebounds’ in August

      Retail sales rise at annual rate of 4.1% after boost from holiday purchases, according to BRC figures

      Moviegoers queue outside a film theatre in Glasgow to see Barbie and Oppenheimer
    • Friday, 18 August, 2023
      British retail sales fall as wet weather depresses spending

      Volume of goods bought drops 1.2% between June and July after expanding in previous three months

      Sale discounts are displayed in a shop window in London
    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      Wilkinson Hardware Stores
      How high street stalwart Wilko came unstuck

      Discount chain collapsed after almost a century in the face of competition, supply chain problems and inflation

    • Monday, 7 August, 2023
      Wet weather damps UK consumer spending

      Retail sales growth lags behind inflation rate with a rise of 1.5% in July

      People shelter under umbrellas during a downpour in London
    • Monday, 10 July, 2023
      UK economy
      Warm weather boosts UK consumer spending in June, data shows

      British Retail Consortium and Barclays figures signal growth in retail sales, but still lags behind inflation

      Customers drinking outside a bar in Brighton, England in June 2023
    • Friday, 23 June, 2023
      UK services sector
      UK services sector price rises deliver blow to BoE inflation plans

      Far more of companies surveyed passing on costs to consumers than cutting them, new data show

      Shoppers in London
    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      UK retail sales grew more than expected in April

      Quantity of goods bought rose 0.5% between March and April

      Shoppers in central London
    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK inflation holds back demand as consumers spend more on less

      Many households cut purchases even as spending on entertainment rises

      Shoppers at an Asda convenience store in London
    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      UK retail sales fall 0.9% in March to miss forecasts

      Data ends two successive months of increases as high inflation, rising borrowing costs and bad weather curb spending

      Shoppers at Oxford Circus in London
    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco forecasts flat profits after inflation hits supply chain

      UK’s largest supermarket group battles higher costs as it seeks to stay competitive on price

      Tesco trolleys
    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      UK economy
      UK consumer spending rises but still lags behind inflation

      Barclays data shows 4% increase in card expenditure but points to households cutting back amid cost pressures

      Shoppers on a street in central London
    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Kingfisher PLC
      B&Q owner Kingfisher reports 20% drop in profits

      Sales at retailer boosted by demand for energy and water-saving products

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Disrupted Times
      Positive UK retail data nods to tentative consumer confidence

      Also in this edition: Russian spring offensive, Rishi Sunak in Northern Ireland, Pentagon official visits Taiwan

      A model presents a creation in the Edward Crutchley catwalk show during London Fashion Week
    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      UK retail sales unexpectedly rebound in January

      Sales volumes were still down 5.1% compared with a year earlier

      Pedestrians walk by shops in central London
    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Asda Group
      Asda puts 300 jobs at risk and 4,000 face pay cuts

      Supermarket announces changes to night shifts, in-store Post Office shops and pharmacies

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      British retail sales drop unexpectedly in December

      Volumes fall 1% over crucial Christmas shopping period, according to official figures

      Shoppers pass a festive window display at the Coach store on Regent Street in central London on November 29 2022
    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      UK inflation may not have peaked, warns Tesco chief

      Supermarket chain reports 7% rise in UK sales as trading at M&S also improves

      Tesco shopping bags filled with groceries
    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      UK economy
      Christmas spending fails to keep pace with UK inflation

      Surging cost of essentials forces households to rein in December purchases

      Shoppers on London’s Regent Street in the run-up to Christmas
    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Next PLC
      Next boosts profit guidance after beating Christmas forecasts

      UK retailer’s shares jump as it says cost inflation expected to peak in 2023

      A Next store in London
    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Declining consumer and business outlook suggest UK already in recession

      Falling monthly retail sales point to gloomier economic outlook ahead of Christmas

      Shoppers crossing the road on Oxford Street in London
    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      UK consumers tighten belts before Christmas as cost of living bites

      Retail sales growth lags far behind inflation rate with a rise of 4.2% in November

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      UK retail industry
      Wilko warns it could run out of cash if sales deteriorate

      Value chain plans for ‘plausible’ scenario as inflation and spending squeeze bite

      Shoppers pass a branch of Wilko in Slough
    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      British retail sales rise in October but stay below pre-Covid levels

      Broader pictures shows downward trend as surging prices hit

      Shoppers walk by stores on Oxford Street in London
    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      Falling retail sales fuel concerns of looming UK recession

      Bigger than expected drop in September comes as consumer confidence levels hover around 50-year low

      Shoppers in London’s West End
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